No, not yet. If you follow the back and forth between KU8E and W4AQ, a
test-case center is trying to be determined. Their emails to date
indicate approximately where one test-case center will be.
There will be no new club circle until the impact of the ACC is fully
understood, the exact location of contributing members is understood,
the desires of those who can contribute to the ACC and/or the SECC is
fully understood, test case circles are evaluated, the whole thing is
given a fair hearing, and a recommendation from the officers is put to a
vote. The recommendation could well be - don't change it. The
recommendation could be a good one and voted down. Everyone is invited
to participate with an open mind and a desire to improve the club, if
possible.
Hal
-----Original Message-----
From: rog1984 at bellsouth.net [mailto:rog1984 at bellsouth.net]
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 8:01 PM
To: Hal Kennedy
Subject: Re: Re: [SECC] Proposed New Center for Circle
IS THERE A MAP OF THE NEW CIRCLE?
>
> From: "Hal Kennedy" <halken at comcast.net>
> Date: 2007/06/06 Wed PM 02:05:42 EST
> To: "SECC" <secc at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [SECC] Proposed New Center for Circle
>
> I echo John's sentiments. This is a healthy discussion and
constructive
> conversation - we must all strive to keep it that way. I am watching
> PVRC go through this process - they are struggling to keep everyone
calm
> and collected. Every club has its circle problems - PVRC has it
> particularly difficult, as the club is 60 years old and did, in fact,
> start in the Potomac Valley, but the population of score contributors
> has slowly migrated south over the years - presenting a real dilemma
for
> them. Part of their conversations include: Who are we and who do we
> want to be?
>
> The SECC was never a GA club nor intended to be. If the circle can be
> moved to pick up more members and not lose any old members - wow -
> that's ideal.
>
> Matt assures me his mapping program takes into account the earth's
> curvature - this can be important when trying to squeeze in members at
> opposite edges.
>
> Critical to the process is asking stations near the edges for their
real
> coordinates. The published ones can be pretty far off and as has been
> said here before are sometimes based on the post office nearest their
> zip code - read this to mean MILES off.
>
> Let's push ahead and see where it takes us. Thanks to Jeff, Matt,
John,
> Ed and others who wish to participate.
>
> Also echoing John's sentiment - every member should pay attention to
> this discussion. Anyone close to the edge of the old or proposed new
> circle needs to speak up with their true coordinates and concerns
about
> "living on the edge."
>
> 73
> Hal
> N4GG
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: secc-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:secc-bounces at contesting.com]
> On Behalf Of John Laney
> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 4:10 PM
> To: secc
> Subject: [SECC] Proposed New Center for Circle
>
> Please correct my earlier posting. I said NE corner of the state (all
> of which is inside the proposed circle) and I meant to say NW corner
of
> the state.
>
> Please, anybody on the reflector who is presently within the circle
and
> would be outside the proposed new circle, please let post a message to
> that effect. Jeff says he has checked the roster and we wouldn't be
> leaving any current member out. He said the longest distance to any
> member in NW GA would be to K4EA and Neal is inside the circle.
>
> Also, if there is anybody else on the reflector, particularly in GA,
who
>
> is concerned about being in the circle, please let us hear that too.
>
> It appears that this could open up a whole new area for membership and
> participation. The circle would include the Jacksonville, FL area.
> Jim, K4BK, would this include you? I know stations in that area,
> including K4BK, belong to FCG, but I am not clear if they are inside
the
>
> FCG 175mi/275km circles or not. We can't include the NW FL panhandle
> guys anyway it has been proposed, but they are within the ACG circles.
>
> It would include many in SC who have not been able to participate by
> submitting scores to the club aggregate score competitions. Maybe by
> including so much of SC and NE FL, we could make up for the loss of
our
> SECC members in AL, who are now submitting scores for ACG. I think it
> would leave AA4S and N4AA in NC out of the circle, but they apparently
> are not on the reflector and don't often submit scores for SECC. In
> fact, I think AA4S is still not on the internet.
>
> Healthy and constructive discussion please.
>
> 73,
>
> John, K4BAI.
>
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